Dollarhide, William
Summary: "The Great Roads of 1840. Motivated by the need for clear, readable maps, this new American Migration Routes: Part II features descriptions of the same travel routes as Henry S. Tanner's 1840 American Traveller; but adds all new maps for each of the forty-five travel hub cities from the 1840 guidebook. Modern Highway Maps. The trace of an 1840 travel route is emphasized on a current road map....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Family Roots Publishing Company 2022
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: 304.873 DOLSteel, Danielle.
Summary: This centuries-spanning novel interweaves the lives of two women: a writer working in the heart of modern academia and a daring young Sioux Indian on an incredible journey in the eighteenth century. The result is a story of courage in the face of the unknown.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC STEBrumbaugh, Gaius Marcus
Summary: This work contains previously unpublished Revolutionary War records and consists chiefly of the names of those who subscribed to the Oath of Fidelity and Support from the early counties of Calvert, Frederick, Montgomery, and Washington. In addition, there is an extensive list of loyal civil servants of Prince George's County-constables, surveyors, justices, grand jurors, etc. The data,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1978
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3752 BRUSummary: The challenge of genealogical research is even more evident as Henry Louis Gates, Jr. continues back through the Colonial period of American history in this program. The film takes us on a journey to fill in the family trees of each of the series participants, through war service records and various records of property during slavery's apogee—including inventories, sales, or gifts of slaves. In...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt.
Summary: "The Name IS the Game" is a collection of illustrations and cautionary tales that can help family historians surmount the obstacles or avert the pitfalls associated with naming practices throughout the centuries.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: REF GEN 929.4 BockstruckSummary: Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season. Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides influential guests deep into the branches of their family trees, revealing surprising stories of love, hardship, and triumph that transcend borders and merge to form an American root system fortified by its diversity.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FINHelm, Matthew
Summary: A guide to conducting genealogical research is updated to cover the latest online tools including social networks and mobile apps to explain how to trace ancestral histories, locate family members and get information from government records.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.1 HELJacobson, Judy.
Summary: History lays the foundation to understand a group of people. Genealogy lays the foundation to understand a person or family using tangible historic evidence.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clearfield 2009
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.1 JACPeden, Henry C.
Summary: This new edition is a comprehensive research guide to all of Maryland’s family history resources, including libraries, archives, historical and genealogical societies. An updated bibliography includes hundreds of the most valuable genealogical book titles as well as available e-mail addresses, web sites, and fax numbers for all the state’s research centers and societies. The Guide is organized...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Maryland Historical Society 2001
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3752 PEDSummary: This course of 15 half-hour lectures presents different procedures for locating sources of ancestors' records in America.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2014
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3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929 DISCall number: DVD 929 DIS
Shawker, Thomas H.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rutledge Hill Press 2004